Sead
Ahmetović
Leading one of the world's most impactful communities for tech leaders and talents.
About
Sead Ahmetović, is the CEO and co-founder of WeAreDevelopers, an organization dedicated to empowering tech talents and accelerating their careers.
He has founded multiple succesful businesses and is a highly respected leader in the tech industry, known for his expertise in building and growing exceptional tech teams and communities. His passion and dedication are inspiring countless individuals around the world to pursue more meaningful and rewarding careers in tech.
Key Facts
- CEO & Co-Founder of WeAreDevelopers
WeAreDevelopers is empowering tech talents and accelerating their careers. The company is running Europe's leading career platform for developers and is best known as the host of the world's largest event for tech leaders and talents - WeAreDevelopers World Congress. WeAreDevelopers is headquartered in Vienna and operates further offices in Berlin, Amsterdam, Sarajevo and London. - Host of Europe's Ultimate Coding Competition - CODE100
- Consultant to the United Nations Development Programme (2017-2018)
- Managing Director & Co-founder of VIENNA DIGITAL (2013 - present)
- Managing Board Member of various non-profit initiatives dedicated to the empowerment of young people
- Regular conference speaker and guest author in the areas of tech, leadership, startups, future of work, and international business development.
- Background in computer science and engineering
- Fluent in English, German, Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian
- Located in Europe, mostly Vienna and Berlin
In 2023, Sead was honored as one of the 'Top 40 under 40' entrepreneurs by Germany's leading business magazine, Capital. This prestigious award recognizes exceptional individuals in the fields of politics, business, and society.
Additionally, Sead received the 'Born Global Champion' award from the Austrian Chamber of Commerce, a distinction that recognizes outstanding achievements in international markets, characterized by innovative products and services and rapid growth.
Furthermore, WeAreDevelopers has been recognised by the Financial Times as one of FT1000 Europe's Fastest Growing Companies.
The World's Greatest Minds in Tech
Sead brings together industry leaders and tech superstars such as Steve Wozniak (Co-founder of Apple), Sir Tim Berners-Lee (Inventor of the Web), Amanda Silver (CVP, Microsoft), Thomas Dohmke (CEO, GitHub), John Romero (Father of FPS Gaming), Cassie Kozyrkov (Chief Decision Scientist, Google), Joel Spolsky (Founder of Stack Overflow), Garry Kasparov (Chess World Champion, AI Pioneer), David Singleton (CTO, Stripe) and many others to discuss tech innovations and trends in modern software development.
Covered by…
The quality I would most like to magnify is empathy. It brings us together in a peaceful, loving state.
Stephen Hawking
REST IN PEACE
Fresh from the press
A collection of recent publications, interviews and media appearances.
Events
For speaking inquiries, please use the contact form below.
Chatbot Summit
Keynote: Leveraging the Power of Developers to Build the Next Generation of GenAI Assistants
Future Leaders Summit
Opening Keynote: Shaping the future. Together.
Google DevFest 2023
Opening keynote: The developer manifesto for driving positive change
18th Advanced Technology Days - 2023
Openning remarks
KubeCon North America - KubeCampus Learning Day
Community Learning Panel with Sead Ahmetović (WeAreDevelopers), David Giard (Microsoft), and John Platt (StormForge)
Slack Community Amsterdam
Beyond code: Building Europe's leading dev community
WeAreDevelopers World Congress 2023
Main Stage - Fireside Chat with Sead Ahmetović and Sir Tim Berners-Lee (Inventor of the web). Tech Leaders Stage - Stack Overflow: Past, Present & Future - Prashanth Chandrasekar, Joel Spolsky and Sead Ahmetovic
WeAreDevelopers World Congress 2023
Awarding the CODE100 Ultimate Champion
This Next Thing
Fireside Chat with Sead Ahmetović and Scott Chacon (Co-founder of GitHub, co-founder & CTO of GitButler)
.debug 2023
Panel with Sead Ahmetović, Zoran Šljivić (Serengeti), Timothei Jukić (Native Teams), Maja Menićanin (Intercapital Asset Management), Matija Matijevac (Maidea). Topic: Highly paid developers - bug or a feature?
Infobip Shift Miami
Main Stage - Fireside Chat with Sead Ahmetović and game development legend John Romero
Infobip Connect
Panel discussion about career growth
Career Show Tech 2022
Keynote: Accelerate your career growth with tech communities
17th Advanced Technology Days - 2022
Opening remarks for Advanced Technology Days
SlavConf Virtuality
Keynote: Community Building with Impact
Infobip Shift 2022
Fireside Chat with Sead Ahmetović and Håkon Wium Lie (Inventor of CSS, ex-CTO Opera)
Greentech Festival / KOA
Panel discussion about "How to hire great talents"
WeAreDevelopers World Congress 2022
Fireside Chat with Sead Ahmetović and Thomas Dohmke (CEO, GitHub)
WeAreDevelopers World Congress 2022
Fireside Chat with Sead Ahmetović and David Singleton (CTO, Stripe)
EY Future Digital Talents 2022
Panel with Sead Ahmetović, Tomislav Tipurić (CTO, Nephos), Norbert Hillinger (HPI Academy, Carina Kießling (EY, Quantum Computing), Reinhard Dalz (EY, FlexAI). Topics: Future of Tech, Career Growth
Coding the Future of Mobility 2022
Opening remarks and moderation of the event
Coding the Future of Mobility 2021
Opening remarks and moderation
Contact
Please use the contact form for your inquiry. My team will get back to you as soon as possible. Thank you for your interest.
Nothing would be possible without my great team.
Thank you all!
